Fight to bury baby allegedly killed by mom continues

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SAN ANTONIO — An infant found dead at an East Side recycling plant in December is still awaiting a proper burial.

Pamela Allen, a child advocate who has struggled to provide funeral services for the boy she affectionately calls Baby Noel, says her efforts have hit a snag.

Shortly after the arrest of the child's mother Nidia Alvarado, 25, on Jan. 14, who police say strangled the infant shortly after its birth, Allen hoped she would be able to obtain rights necessary to bury the child.

Allen said Alvarado did sign her rights over to Allen at a meeting at the Bexar County Jail earlier in the month.

Allen, however, said authorities will not release the body without consent of the biological father, who has yet to be identified.

“The thing that has been very noticeable in the case is the mother's detachment from the baby,” Allen said.

“We don't know if the father ever will be identified,” Allen said. “The bottom line is that there is still a little boy that needs to be buried.”